Posts by Joel A. Salinas, MD, MSc, MBA
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MicroRNA From Whole Blood May Be Stroke Biomarker, Therapeutic Target
MicroRNA miR-574-3p, which can be derived from whole blood, was associated with stroke in a community-based sample of more than 2,000 participants in the Framingham Heart Study's Offspring cohort.
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Social Relationships May Influence Stroke and Dementia Risk
Two very different risk factors, social isolation and low levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, are associated with increased risk of stroke and dementia. Mass General researchers investigated whether social relationships reduce stroke and dementia risk through the BDNF pathway.
Biography
Dr. Joel Salinas is a neurologist with expertise in the field of Brain Health also known as Neurohealth. He primarily sees patients in consultation with the aim of preserving brain health, preventing brain disease, and restoring brain function through the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Brain Health. Dr. Salinas also has subspecialty training in cognitive behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry. He sees a wide variety of patients with neurologic issues and psychiatric complications of neurologic disease through the Massachusetts General Hospital Cognitive Behavioral Neurology Unit.